Sewer Museum

About

Explore paris's fascinating underground history in this unique, functioning sewer museum.

Why go

• Fascinating and a bit disgusting
• A very unusual and interesting experience
• A unique experience

Must try

• Explore the secret world of Parisian sewers
• Walk through working sewers
• Dry galleries with exhibitions on sanitation history
• Wet galleries alongside wastewater flow
• See original machines and tools

Pro tips

• Entrance is a tiny rust-colored glass building on Quai d'Orsay
• Metro: Pont de l'Alma
• Located under Pont de l'Alma
• Visit takes 30-45 mins if you read everything
• Free for under 26s

Good to know

• Can be a bit smelly
• Some passages are technical and not understandable
• Olympic pass required for entry (unclear info)

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Rating

4.3 / 5 (1897 reviews)

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